Cotton-blocker.



J. A. SMITH.

COTTON BLOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19,1912.

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COTTON BLOCKER,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1912.

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Application filed June 19, 1922. Serial Is e. 'Fllfih To alien/born it may concern Be iL knDWnthst I, JAMss'J-l. SMITH, a citizerjiitithe United States, residing at here n filecounty of Rockwell, State of 'lexeshe; merited certain new and useful lm roveuients in Cotton-Blockers; and I do ereby declare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it epperteins to maize and use the seine; r a

This invention relates to cottbn chopping machines end has for an object to provide :1 novel devieeof this character adapted to distance the young cot-ton stellrs at any desired intervals by pressing down such stalks as it seems desirable to destroy.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a means for raising the device above the ground when it is desired toturn the cultivator to which the device is e." opted to is applied, at the end of a row.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinotter fully described and claimed, it being I understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construc '-tion within the scope of the appended claim. I

In the accompanying drawings forming port of this specification: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device assembled with a cultivator. i ig. 2 is a. view of the reverse side of the device from that shown in Fig. 1, and showing the device in raised position. il ig. 3 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 4 is e longitudinal-sectionsl view through the device. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the device.

' Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference-designate simi-' ler parts, designates in general a sulky cultivator to which the cotton chopper is designed to be assembled, the sullry cultivator being of any preferred type.

The cotton chopper comprises t supporting frame consisting of spaced side bars ll connected at their front and rear ends by bolts 12 and 13 upon which spacing sleeves l4 and 15 are disposed between the side bars. tongue 16 by means of spaced parallel links 17, these links being bolted at their upper ends through the side edges of the tongue and losing provided at their lower ends with The frame is sccurcd'to the cultivator openings which loosely receive the end portions'of the bolt 12. The frame is thus pivotelly attached at the forward end to the links. For bracing the links a pair of inclined braces 18 are bolted to the side edges of the tongue and to the links.

lfhe roller 1? is in the form of e spohed wheel the hub 20 of which is revolubly mounted between the side hers and the spokes 21 of which'sre each equipped on the outer end With an zircuste trend plate 22 which is substantially oblong in perimeter. A spindleQFl fixed in thc hub of the roller is journoled terminally in bearings 9.4; carried in the side hers.

Eechtrcsdle plate is provided with zilincd bolt openings IlERl. the ends. 'llhesc openings receive the spaced securing bolts 26 of u' ercunte shoe 2? which formed of sheet metal and is bowed longitudinally to confhrin to the curved trend surface of the trend plate. The shoe is substantially oblong in perimeter and extends marginally in all. directions beyond the edges or the tread; plate. It will thus be seen that the roller is equipped with a plurolily of uniformly spaced curved shoes, these shoes serving to press down the young stalks which it desired to destroy, during rotation of the roller, thereby leaving 9. row of alternate pressed down and standing blocks of stalks during the passage of the roller over e field 0'? growing cotton plants.

The shoes are made in sets varying in size in order that the area. of the pressed down blocks of stalks may be varied as desired. As usual in devices of this character, the plows of the cultivator follow z fter the rollers and simultaneously cultivate the standing blocks of stalks and cover over the pressed blocks of stalks so that the letter are killed.

For raising the roller above the ground when it is desired to turn the cultivator at the end of a row, l arrange a standard 9.8 on the spacing; hub or sleeve 15 at the rear end of the frame, there being a foot 29 at the base of the standard having openings to receive the legs oi'eclevis 30 which straddles the spacing sleeve. The standard is provided with e trsusverse'guide loop 31 at the upper end, A handle lever 32 is pivotally connected at the lower end to the standard by a pivot bolt 83 and is provided with a. guide lug as which works in lgh loop 81.

A strap bracket 35 is terminally fixed to the cultivator frame, and arranged upon the side of the handle lever is a rack 36, the handle lever being resilient and adapted to hook any particular one of the teeth in the rack over the bracket whereby to hold the rear end of the frame and also the roller raised, it being understood that the frame is raised on its pivot by pulling-up on the handle lever prior to passing the handle lever into the bracket.

The. frame may be lowered by bending t-he handle lever laterally to free the rack from the bracket, then lowering the handle lever bodily.

By virtue of the pivotal connection 33 between the lever and standard, the lever will remain vertical regardless of whether the cultivator is in lowered or raised position, as may be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2, and therefore the grip 32 will always be disposed in the same relative position to the seat so as to facilitate convenient grasping by the operator.

What is claimed, is

A cotton chopper comprising a frame, an attaching link at the forward end of said frame pivotally connected at the lower end to said frame, a revoluble pressing roller journaled in said frame, a support, a bracket carried by said support, a rocking handle lever carried by the rear end of said fra1ne,'and means on said handle for lockingly engaging said bracket whereby to hold said roller raised from the ground.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. SMITH.

\Vitnesses CLAUDE LOUELL, J. T. FARRELL. 

